Jumper



March 30, 1926. 1,578,852

A. w. SCHMUTZER Juurmi Filed Oct/1'7, 1925 Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

ANTON W. senmo'rznn, or 'eannnon, wrseonsmf. 1

(JUMPER.

Application filed October 17, 1925. Serial No. 63,0 72.

Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anron RV. Sormrura 121:, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Crandon, in the county of Forest and State oflVisconsin, have invented 'cer tain new and useful ImprovementsinJumpers; and I do hereby declare that the-following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof. I

The invention relates to jumpers forchildren, such devices beingcommonly known as teetentotters.

()bjects of this invention are to provide a device which will support achild and permit the child to readily operate the device, to raise andlower the child in a. periodic manner, and to provide a device which, is

freely portable and does not occupy a great amount of room. I

Further obj cots are to provide a device of the above type which isequipped withresilient restoring means adapted to balance the weight ofthe child and is so constructed that the tension of the resilient meanswill be exactly proportioned to the weight of the child in a simple andeasy manner. 7 An embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of thedevice, such view being partly in section.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

' Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the device is providedwith a bed plate or platform 1 which may be provided with rollers orsliding; knobs 2 in any suitable manner. This platform carries uprights3 which are preferably of channel iron and are securely braced by meansof the strap members or braces 4 extending downwardly and rearwardlyfrom the uprights and secured at opposite ends of the uprights and base.

The oscillating; or pivotally mounted beam 5 is provided with atransverse metal member 6 equipped with downwardly turned apertured ears7. A supporting rod or pintle 8 extends through the uprights 3 andthrough the ears 7 provided with a seat portion 9 at its outer end andis provided with a triangular frame work consisting of a piece of strapiron having a flat portion 10, secured to the under side of the bar andhaving a verticalportion ll joined to a diagonal or slanting portion 12.

aperture 16.

The beam or rocking bar 5 is,

The lower ends of the portions 11 and 12 are jolned by an eye bolt 13.

A spring 14 has one end hooked in 'the eye bolt 15 adapted to bereceived in any one of the apertures 16 in the base 1. r The outer endof the spring' is provided with a hook 17 adapted tobe hooked into theeye bolt 15, as shown, or any one of the apertures 18 formed in thediagonal arm or member 12.

It is intended that the forward end of the rocking beam 15 be ornamentedwith an animal head or suitable device such as indicated at 19, and ifdesired, reins 20 may extend rearwardly from such head.

)In order to accommodate children of different weights, the adjustmentfor the spring s provided as previously described. This adjustment maybejmade in a very accurate manner by either varying the length of thelever arm from the beam 5 by passingthe hook 17 of the spring throughany of the apertures .18 or through the eye bolt 13; Further, ifadditional tension isfl-needed, the

bolt 15 may be inserted It will beseen that'a vided which is readilyadjusted to the exact weight of the child and that a free and easymotion of the device is permitted.

Although the invention-has been described 1n considerable detail, 1t 1sto be understood that the ln'vention may be variously embodied andis,'therefore, to be limited only as claimed. i

I claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising a base having a pluraltyof apertures in a more remote device has been proadjacent its rearend, uprights carried by i said base adjacent its forward end. a beampivoted between said uprights and having a downwardly. extending arm,said arm being of triangular construct-ion, a spring having boltattached to the rearward end of said spring and adapted for insertioninto anyone .of the apertures in said-base.

. 2. A device of the class described eompris? ward end, a beam pivotedbetween said forits forward end secured to said arm, and a ward uprightsand having a seatformed at itsouter end, a strap-like member secured tosaid beam and bent t9" flfm 1a downwardly projecting triangular ai'in,an eye bolt joining the ends of said strap, a portion of said strepbeing provided with a plurality of zipeitmes, a spring :having a bolt atits rear end adapted for insertion in any one of the apertures in saidbase and having 1100}! at its foiwvzu'd end adapted for engagement withsaid eye bolt or with any of (he upon tures in said strap.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand "atCrandon. in the county of Forest and State of Vviseonsin.

A TONW. SCHMUTZER.

